Jeremiah Chapter 50 KJV verses nineteen - twenty two

"And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashon, and his soul shall be satisfied upon Mount Ephraim and Gilead. In those days and in that time, saith The Lord, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve". Carmel means "a planted field, fruitful, plentiful". See, even as God is judging Babylon, cutting off the sower, making her a barren wasteland, He's blessing Israel, calling Judah back into a place of fruitfulness and plenty, where "the soul shall be satisfied". Unlike Mick Jagger, those in covenant with the God of Israel can get satisfaction. Gilead means "a heap of testimony" and Ephraim means "double fruit" or "doubly fruitful". He's saying their testimony will be one of being doubly blessed, doubly anointed. For all the grief they suffered in Babylon, God will return to them double just as he did Job when his trials and sufferings ended. In this way, Job is a type of Israel then and the Church now. Of course, the greatest blessing of all is found in verse 20 - the pardoning of their sins! This is the fulfillment of Romans chapter 11 - "When all Israel shall be saved!" HalleluJAH! Since Israel represents God's dealings with mankind in the natural, and the Church represents his covenant with mankind spiritually, through the blood of the Lamb both are made one. We receive through his pardon the double blessing of God's covenant love and protection in the natural and in the spirit realm, in the here and now present earth and in the world to come. We are blessed on earth and in Heaven, though the Lord makes it clear our focus in this life should be on heavenly riches, not earthly. Truly we are blessed, doubly blessed, as is Israel when they are joined with us through the Cross as one new man, forever. The destiny of Israel and the Church is forever intertwined though as a whole, neither can see it right now. Israel represents the Church's past while the Church represents Israel's future. There is "double fruit" when the two become one.
The exact opposite is promised the inhabitants of Babylon - "Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the Lord, and do according to all that I have commanded thee". Merathaim and Pekod are both pseudonyms for Babylon. Merathaim means "Double bitterness" (both here and now and later in Hell and the lake of fire), and Pekod means "punishment". These names are graphic descriptions of the destiny of all who choose Babylon over God's destiny for all mankind, which is to redeem them to himself and love them forever in intimate companionship. Submitting to Satan's kingdom brings double bitterness in this life and in the one to come. God will waste and "utterly destroy" all who rebel against and reject the love of God found in Jesus our Christ.
"A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction", is happening today, right now, in Babylon, in the natural. Hardly a day goes by when we don't hear of someone dying in Iraq. Truly there is the sound of battle and it is the same in the spirit realm. We are all in a time of intense battle to free ourselves from the grip of Babylon and as more and more of God's people are set free from spiritual Babylon, more will turn and set themselves in array against her and we will clearly hear, in the Spirit, the sound of battle. As we align our hearts with God's heart they are automatically "arrayed against Babylon round about", hallelujah! God's bride is awakening to the truth of the power and authority she posseses through her husband's name and radical warriors are being trained and sent forth into battle against Babylon around the world.

Authors note: The preceding was written in the summer of 2007 but even today there is unrest and blood shed in Iraq. The battle is not over and won't be till the victory is complete.